Ear-guard



(No Model.)

W. T.KING.

BAR GUARD. No. 302,738. Patented July 29, 188.4.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3.02,'738, dated July 29, 1884.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T..K1NG, a citizen of the United States. residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Wood and State of `Visconsin, have invented certain new and usetect them, also, from wind or cold air, from the entrance of insects, 85e.

To this end the invention consists vin the construction and combination oi' parts forming the car-guard hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation showing a huinan ear with my guard attached. Fig. 2 is a section of theV guard longitudinal with its barrel. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the guard, pad, and attaching-spring.

A represents a persons ear.

B is a tube, tapered outside to iit like a plug into the ear.

D is a pad iitted to rest upon the persons face, just in front of the ear-hole, to serve as a base, to which the steadyingbraees E and the securing spring-hookFare attached. The braces E are springs secured at their inner ends to the tube B, thereby holding it securely to the pad D with ease to the wearer. rlhe pad is held in place by the spring-hool F, which passes over and nearly around the ear at ,its juncture with the head. y Thus the whole device will be securely yet comfortably retained in position.

the wearer of my earlguard may at any time cover his cars to prevent the intrusion of cold, wind, insects, or disagreeable sounds; or he may uncover them to restore his hearing without removing the guards.

The pad D and cap G, which are the parts most conspicuous, maybe shaped and colored to be concealed or they may be ornamented in any artistic manner. The tube B lits into the ear below the tragus, and the cap G rests on the outsidethereof. The ends ofthe braces E and the spring F are provided with slots and screws to adjust the device to ears of different proportions.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with a plug to iit into the ear,of a pad to rest on the face, braces connecting the-saidplug and pad, and a springhook to pass around the ear, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the plug B, having a hole through it, the pad D, the braces E, the spring-hook F, and the perforated cap G, of the gate H, substantially as shown and described.

VILLIAM T. KING.

Vitnesses:

E. B. FnrrzsrNcER, F. J. Woon. 

